"The past has been there all along, reminding us: This time--maybe, hopefully, against all odds, we will get it right."

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Source : Leslie T. Chang (2010). “Factory Girls: Voices from the Heart of Modern China”, p.260, Pan Macmillan

Leslie T. Chang

#Past Quotes #Odds Quotes #Against All Odds Quotes

“My head grew muddled with it all; the silly ways adults acted with one another, never saying what they meant, trusting in sighs and glances and distance to speak for them instead. How dangerous that was! How easy it must be to misinterpret a sigh or a look.”

Source : Melanie Benjamin (2010). “Alice I Have Been: A Novel”, p.46, Delacorte Press
“[When anything happens, we interpret it as good or bad, but...] We do not know what is really good or bad fortune. [Only the future can decide. For example, what appears to be bad today may in fact lead us to a greater good tomorrow and by the very act of thinking and planning in that positive way, we can help make that good future come true.]”
“By the very fact of public life, one seems to lose humanity in people's eyes.”
“Am I the kind of person I want my eternal companion to be?”
“I think most kids have a sense that it's not supposed to be this way. You're not supposed to hate Monday, or be happy when you don't have to go to school. School should be something that you love. Life should be something that you love.”
“My mother was right: When you've got nothing left, all you can do is get into silk underwear and start reading Proust.”
“Beware of the word 'friend'. It can often be used by men or the women that love them to excuse the most unfriendly behavior. Personally, when I'm picking friends, I like the ones who don't make me cry myself to sleep.”

Source : Greg Behrendt, Liz Tuccillo (2009). “He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys”, p.38, Simon and Schuster
“I work with a couple charities called Serving Those Who Serve and Rebuilding Together. Both are supportive of veterans when they come home.”

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